DALLAS, TEXAS—
TD Industries
Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TD Industries, 13850 Diplomat Dr., DALLAS, TEXAS 75234 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading a duct jack in a pickup truck with other employees when he slipped and got caught on the truck's tailgate, injuring his right shin/leg. He was hospitalized.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS—
TD Industries
Employees went to a site for a water leak and had to remove the floor access hatch. While doing so, the door came off its hinge. They were attempting to reposition the hatch when the injured employee placed his fingers under the hatch to move it. The hatch then shifted on the broken hinge and dropped on his finger, resulting in the partial amputation of his left middle fingertip (no bone loss).
DALLAS, TEXAS—
TD Industries
An employee was troubleshooting an air conditioner on top of a roof when the top of the employee's right hand contacted the fan, lacerating it.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS—
TD Industries
An employee was working on a 16-inch stainless steel duct work. He was putting a coupling inside the duct and lacerated his wrist above his glove.
DALLAS, TEXAS—
TD Industries
An employee was operating a pipe grooving machine to groove a steel pipe when his glove became caught and his hand was pulled in between the pipe and the back plate of the machine. His left middle, ring, and index fingers were partially amputated.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
TD Industries
An employee as attempting to stop the fan belt on a fan motor pulley when the pulley lacerated his right middle finger.
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